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- Art. 4-7.-Sec. 2, reforma de Diciembre 2 de 1902.
"El inciso 2o del artculo 4-7, relativo a demandas civiles, queda modificado en la siguiente'forma: Tampoco podrn ser demandados civilmente desde sesenta dias antes de la reunio'n del Congreso hasta el trmino de la distancia para que se restituyan a su domicilio. Pero en ningn tiempo sern arraigados, apresados o apri-miados corporalmente en materia civil, sin previa licencia de la
. Cmara a que pertenecen; pudiendo fuera del termino indicado, concurrir como actores o demandados en los juicios civiles."
Art. 52.- La resolucin legisla-tiva de 1& de Octubre de 1SS62 prescribe lo si-.guiente:
"Cuando se trata de expresar la poltica internacional del Poder Legislativo sin que recaiga sobre acto consumado compromiso internacional del Poder Ejecutivo, las Cmaras tienen individualmente el derecho de la influencia diplomtica".
Art. 47. Sec. 2.- Amendment of December 2, 1902.
Paragraph 2 of Art. 4-7, concerning civil suits, is modified as follows:
"Neither can they be sued civilly during a period beginning60 days prior to the convening of Congress and terminating on the expiration of the time necessary to return to their domiciles. But at no time shall they be compelled to give bail, be arrested or taken into custody in civil proceedings without the previous permission of the Chamber of which they are members; outside of said period, however, they may figure as plaintiffs or defendants in civil proceedings." Art. 52.- The legislative resolution of October IS, 16132, prescribes the following:
"The Legislative Chambers, when dealing with an expression of their. International policy not reactive on any previously consummated action or international obligation incurred by the Executive, have individually the right to diplomatic influence."
Art, 62, Sec, 5, abrogado el 2 de Art. 62.- Sec. 5, abrogated Decem-Diciembre de 1902. ber 2, 1902.
"Queda abrogado el inciso 5o del artculo 62 que exigia la condicin de la residencia de cuatro aos en la Repblica para ser elegido Senador".
"Paragraph 5 of Art. 62 establishing the condition that to be eligible for election as Senator, the andi-date must have resided in the Republic k- years is hereby annulled. "
Ley de 2k de Enero de I911. Law of January 2^, I92I,
La Convencin Nacional, Decreta: The National Convention Decrees:
Artculo Io- Los Representantes de. "Art. 1.- The Representatives of Bolivia, reunidos en virtud del De- Bolivia, assembled by virtue of the creto^de. convocatoria de 30 agosto Decree' il Convocation of August 30, del ao 1920, se constituyen en 1920', are hereby constituted a Convencin Nacional, aplazando para Na^onai Convention, Article 4 of su oportunidad, la consideracin said Decree being left for future del artculo 4o de dicho Decreto. consideration.
Articulo 2o- Proveern los Poderes Pblicos, nombrando de inmediato, al Presidenteey Vicepresidente de la Repblica. El perodo constitucional de estos dos funcionarios durar hasta el 6 de agosto de LS25 (sic.)
Art. 2.- The National Congress will proceed to appoint the public officers, naming at once the President and Vice-President of the Republic. The constitutional term of office of these two officials will end -August 6, 1S25 (sic).

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Artculo 3o- Se suprime el cargo de segundo ) Vicepresidente de la Repblica.
Artculo 4o- Se declara en- vigor la Constitucio'n Poltica que ha regido hasta el 12 de julio de 1920, pudiendo la actual Conven-cio'n Nacional, sustituirla, reformarla o' modificarla, sin sujetarse ra los procedimientos establecidos por ella.
Artculo 5o- Las disposiciones anteriores que no sean de carcter permanente, se considerarn como artculos transitorios de la Constitucin Poltica.
Artculo 6~ La presente ley ser promulgada por el^seor Presidente de la H. Convencin Nacional.
Sala se sesiones de la H. Conven-cio'n Nacional.
La Paz, 24 de enero de 1921,
Arty.r-3-e The office of second Vice-president of the Republic is hereby abolished.
Art. 4.- The Political Constitution which has been in force up to July 12, 1920, is hereby declared in force, the present National Convention being competent to substitute, amend or modify the said Constitution without being bound by the procedure established therein.
Art. 5.- Such of the preceding stipulations as are not of a permanent character shall be considered temporary articles of the Political Constitution,
Art. 6. The present law shall be promulgated by the President of the Honorable National Convention .
Session chamber of the Honorable National Convention, La Paz, January 24, 1921."

SUPLEMENTO A LOS VOLUMENES SOBRE CONSTITUCIONES A EP.I CAITAS, PREPARADOS Y TRADUCIDOS POR J. I. RODRIGUEZ Y PUBLICADOS POR LA UNIN PANAMERICANA,
COLOMBIA,
EMIENDAS A LA CONSTITUCIN DE COLOMBIA DESDE 1910 HASTA 1918.
Acto legislativo N? 3, del 31 de Octubre, de 1910, que reforma, adiciona o deroga los artculos que van a continuacin,quedando en la forma siguiente:
Art. 3,- Son lmites de la Repblica con las Nacionss vecinas los siguientes: con la de Venezuela, los fijados por el Laudo arbitral del Rey de'Espaa; con la de Costa Rica, los sealados por el Laudo arbitral del Presidente de la Repblica francesa; con el Brasil, los determinados por el tratado celebrado con esa Repblica, en la parte delimitada con 'l, y el resto, los que tena el Virreinato de la Nueva Granada con las posesiones portugalesas en 1310; con la Repblica del Ecuador, provisionalmente, los fijados en la Ley colombiana de 2$ de junio de 1324, y con el per, los adoptados en el Protocolo Mosauera-Pedemonte, en desarrollo del Tratado de^22 de septiembre de 1329.
^Las lneas divisorias de la Repblica con las naciones limtrofes slo podrn variarse en virtud' de Tratados 'pblicos debidamente aprobados por ambas Cmaras Legislativas -
SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOLUMES ON A^ERTCAN noNSTITUTIOLIS, PREPARED AND TRANSLATED BY J. I. RODRGUEZ AND PUBLISHED 3Y THE PAN AMERICAN UNION.
COLOMBIA,
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF COLOMBIA FROM 1910 TO 1913,
Legislative Act No. 3, of Oct.31, 1910. It reforms, extends or repeals the following articles; which shall read as follows:
Art, 3.- The boundaries of the Republic with the adjacent countries are the following: I'/ith the Republic of Venezuela, those fixed by the Arbitral Award of-the King of Spain; with the Republic of Costa Rica, those indicated by the Arbitral Award of the President of the French Republic; with Brazil, those determined by the Treaty concluded with that Republic for the part therein fixed and, for the rest, those of the Viceroyalty of New Granada with the Portuguese possessions in 1310; with the Republic of Ecuador, provisionally,- those fixed in the Colombian law of June 25, 1324; and with Peru, those adopted by the Mosquera-Pedemonte Protocol, in fulfilment of the Treaty of September 22,1329,
The boundaries between the Republic and the adjacent nations shall not be modified except by virtue of public Treaties duly approved by both Legislative Chambers,
Art, 5,- El territorio nacional se dividir en Departamentos, y stos en Municipios o Distritos Municipales.
La ley puede decretar la formacin de nuevos Departamentos, desmembrando los existentes, cuando haya sido solicitada por las tres cuartas partes de los Consejos Municipales de la Comarca que ha de formar el nuevo Departamento, y siempre que se llenen estas condiciones:
la) Que el nuevo Departamento tenga por lo menos 250,000 habitantes y $250,000, oro, de renta anual.
2a) Que aqul o aquellos de que fuere segregado quede, cada vino, con una poblacin de 250,000 habitantes, por lo menos, y con una renta no menor de $250,000;- y
Art* 5.- The national territory shall be divided into Departments, which shall de subdivided into Municipalities or municipal districts.
New departments may be created by law by dividing the existing Departments, but no division shall be made except at the request of three-fourths of the municipal councils of the territory which it is proposed to include in the new department, and upon the following conditions:
1) That the new Department shall have at least 250,000 inhabitants and an annual revenue of at least 250,000 pesos, gold.
2) That each department or departments out of which the new one is to be created shall have a remaining population of not less than 250,000 inhabitants and an annual revenue of at least 250,000 pesos; and

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3a) Que la creacin sea decretada por una ley aprobada por dos Legislaturas anuales sucesivas.
para la supresin de cualquier Departamento que se cree con posteridridad al presente Acto Legislativo, bastar una ley aprobada en la forma ordinaria, siempre que durante el debate se compruebe que la entidad que va a suprimirse carece de alguna de las condiciones expresadas.
La ley podra segregar Municipios de un Departamento o suprimir Intendencias, y agregar stas y aqu los a otro u otros Departamentos limtrofes,-
. Art, 2?,-
Art, 30,-'' SI legislador no podr imponer la pena capital en ningn caso,-
Art. 32. Ninguna ley que establezca un monopolio podr aplicars< antes de que hayan sido plenamente indemnizados los individuos que en virtud de ella deban quedar privados del ejercicio de una industria lcita,
Ningn monopolio podr establecerse sino como arbitrio rentstico y en virtud de ley.
Slo podrn concederse privilegios que se refieran a inventos 'titiles y a vas de comunicacin.
En tiempo de paz nadie podr ser privado de su propiedad en todo o en parte, sino por pena o apremio, o indemnizacin o contribucin general,'con arreglo a las leyes. Por graves motivos de utilidad pblica, definidos por el legislador, podr haber enajenacin forzosa mediante mandamiento judicial, y se indemnizar el valor de la propiedad antes de verificarse la expropiacin,-
Art', 33,- En tiempo de paz solamente el Congreso, las Asambleas Departamentales y los Consejos Municipales podrn imponer contribuciones .
Queda prohibida en absoluto toda nueva emisin de papel moneda de curso forzoso,-
Art. 44,- Acto Legislativo H? 1, de 191S (agosto 27)1 Pr el cual se sustituye el artculo 44 de la Constitucin,
3) That the law creating the new Department shall have been apr>roved by two successive annua. 1 Legislatures,
For the suppression of any Department that raayrbe created subsequent to the present Legislative Act, a law approved in the customary way shall' suffice, provided that during the debate it be proved that the Department to be suppressed lacks any one of the conditions herein stated.
The law may segregate Municipalities from one Department or suppress Intendencies and add either to one or more adjacent Departments,
Art. 29.-%
Art. 30. In no event shall Congress impose the-death penalty.
Art. 32,- No law creating a monopoly shall be enforced before full indemnification; is made to the persons who in virtue of the same .-would be deprived of the exercise of a lawful industry.
No monopoly shall be established except as a source of revenue and by virtue of law.
Privileges shall not be granted except in the case of useful inventions and means of communication.
No person shall be deprived of his property wholly or in part, in time of peace, except by way of punishment, judicial sentence, condemnation with indemnization, or general taxation according to law. For grave reasons of public utility, to be defined by Congress, condemnation of private property may be made by judicial order, but the o rner of the property shall be indemnified for its value before the condemnation is ac-accompliehed.
Art, 33- In time of peace only Congress, the Departamental Assemblies and the Municipal Councils, may impose taxes.
The emission of any paper money for obligatory circulation is hereby absolutely prohibited.
Art, 44,- Translation of Legislative Act No. 1, of August 27, 191S, substituted for article 44 of the Constitution,
Artculo 1,- Toda persona podr abrazar cualquier oficio u ocupacin honesta sin necesidad de perte necer a gremio de maestros o doctores.
Artl,- Any one may engage in any honorable trade or occupation without being required to join a guild of masters or doctors.

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Art, 93.- El Senado se compondr de tantos rieibi.os cv o J correspondan a la poblacin de la Repblica, a razn de uno por ca da 120,000 habitantes, y una ms P'>r toda fraccin no menor de :>'.}.000. Por cada Senador se elegirn dos suplentes,
Los Senadores sern elegidos por Consejos Electorales.
Corresponde a las Asambleas Departamentales elegir los miembros de los Consejos Electorales en la proporcin de uno por cada 30,000 habitantes del respectivo Departamento.
La ley dividir el territorio nacional en Circunscripciones
* senatoriales de uno o ms Departamentos, de manera que puedan tener representacin las minoras ,
La eleccin de Senadores no podr recaer en individuos que pertenezcan al respectivo Consejo Electoral,
Art, 95'- Los Sonadores durarn cuatro aos en el ejercicio de sus funciones y son reelegibles indefinidamente.
Art, 98.- (Atribucin 2a Derogada, )
(Atribucin 4a Derogada,)
* Insrtese despus de la Atribucin 9a? al final del mismo Art. 98, lo siguiente:
Es atribucin del Senado, adems de las que le seala el artculo 93 de la Constitucin, elegir cuatro Magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia y sus suplentes, de ternas presentadas por el Presidente de la Repblica,-
Art, 101,- Los Representantes durarn en el ejercicio de sus funciones dos aos, y sern reelegibles indefinidamente,
rt, 102.- Son atribuciones de la Cmara de Representantes:
la) Examinar y fenecer definitivamente la cuenta general del' Tesoro;
2a) Iniciar la formacin de las leyes que establezcan contti-bucibnes u organicen el Ministerio pblico;
3a) Elegir cinco Magistrados de la corte Suprema de Justicia y sus suplentes, de ternas que presente el Presidente de la Repblica;
4a) Acusar ante el Senado, cuando hubiere justas causas, al Presidente de la Repblica, a los Ministros del Despacho, al procurador General de la Nacin y a los
Art, 93,- The Senate shall consist c :' a nav;b. o.:' proportionate to the population of the Republic, in the ratio of one member for each 120,000 inhabitants, and one additional for any fraction thereof not less than 50,000,- Two substitutes shall be elected, for each Senator.
Senators shall be elected by Electoral Councils.
The Departmental Assemblies shall elect the members of the Electoral Councils in the proportion of one member for each 30,000 inhabitants of the respective Department,
The national territory shall be divided by law into senatorial districts of one or more Departments, in such a way as to assure the representation of minorities.
No person shall be elected Senator by the Electoral Council of ~-hich he is a member.
Art. 95.- Senators shall be elected for a period of four years, and are reeligible indefinitely.
Art. 93,- (Section 2 of Art. 93, repealed.)
"(Section 4 of Art, 93, repealed,)
Insert after section 9, at the end of Art. 98, this paragraph:
In addition to the powers conferred by Art, 98 of the Constitution, the Senate shall have the authority to elect four Judges of the Supreme Court a.nd their substitutes from sets of three names for each office submitted by the president of the Republic,
Art, 101.- Representatives shall be elected for a period of two years, and shall be reeligible indefinitely.
Art, 102,- The Chamber of Representatives shall have the following powers:
1, ) To examine the general accounts of the Treasury and pass finally upon them.
2, ) To originate all laws for the levying of taxes and for the organization of the Attorney General's office,
3, ) To elect five Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice and their Substitutes from slates of three names each submitted by the President of the Republic,
4, ) To impeach before the Senate, whenever there may be just cause therefor, the President of the Republic, the Cabinet Ministers, the Attorney General of the Nation, and

Magistrados do ia Corte Suprema de Justicia; y
5a) Conocer de los denuncios y quejas que ante ella se presenten por el Procurador General de la ilacin o por particulares, contra los expresados funcionarios, y si prestan mrito, fundar en ellos acusacin ante el Senado.
Art. 107.- Ningn miembro del Congreso podr ser aprehendido ni llamado a juicio civil o criminal sin permiso de la Cmara a que pertenezca, durante el perodo de las sesiones, cuarenta das antes y veinte das despus de stas. En caso de f lagrantecdel'ito podr ser detenido el delincuente,y ser puesto inmediatamente a disposicin de la Cmara respectiva,-
Art, IOS,- El Presidente de la Repblica, los Ministros del Despacho, los Magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia,, el Procurador General de la Nacin y los Gobernadores no podrn ser elegidos miembros del Congreso sino tres meses despus de haber cesado en el ejercicio d.e sus funciones.
Tampoco podr ser Senador o Representante ningn individuo por Departamento o Circunscripcin electoral donde tres meses antes de las elecciones he.ya ejercido jurisdiccin o autoridad civil, poltica o militar.
Art. 109,- El Presidente de la Repblica no podr conferir empleo a losSenadores o Representantes que hubieren ejercido el cargo durante el perodo de sus funciones, con excepcin de los de Ministro del Despacho, Gobernador, Agente Diplomtico y Jefe militar en tiempo de guerra.
La infraccin de este precepto vicia de nulidad el nombramiento.
La aceptacin de cualquiera, de aquellos empleos por un miembro del Congreso produce vacante absoluta en la. respectiva cmara, excepto tHa del cargo de Ministro del Despacho que no la produce sino transitoria, durante el tiempo en que desempee el empleo.
Art, 113.- En caso de falta de un miembro del Congreso, sea temporal o absoluta, le subrogar el respectivo suplente.
the Justices of the Supreme Court,
5,) To examine the charges and complaints submitted by the Attorney General of the Nation, or by private persons, against any cf the above named officials and if justified, to base on said charges impeachment proceedings before the Senate,
Art. 107- No member of Congress shall be apprehended, nor shall proceedings, either civil or criminal, be instituted against him without the -permission of the Chamber to which he belongs, during the sitting of Congress, nor for forty days before arid twenty after the same. In case of in flagrante delicto the culprit may be arrested, and placed immediately in the custody of the respective Chanber of which he is a member.
Art, 103,- The President of the Republic, the Cabinet Ministers, the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General of the Nation and the Governors shall not be elected members of Congress until three months after they shall have ceased to perform the duties of their respective offices.
Nor shall anyone be eligible as Senator or Representative for any Department or Electoral District if, three months prior to the election, he has exercised, civil, political or military jurisdiction or authority within the liuiits of said Department or Electoral District.
Art. 109,- The President of the Republic shall not appoint Senators or Representatives who have held office during his incumbency to any executive office, with the exception of the office of Cabinet Minister, Governor, Diplomatic Agent, and Military Chief in time of war.
The infraction of this provision shall render such appointment null and void.
The acceptance of any of these offices by a member of Congress shall automatically vacate his seat in the respective Chamber to which he belongs, with the exception of the office of Cabinet Minister, in which case the vacancy shall last only during the time the said member fills the latter office.
Art. 113.- In case of temporary or permanent absence of a member of Congress, the vacancy thus created shall be filled by his substitute.

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Art* 13.4.- El Presidente de la Repblica ser elegido en un mismo da por el voto directo de los ciudadanos que tienen derecho a sufra.-gar para Representantes, y para un perodo de cuatro a.os, en la forma que determine la ley,-
Art, 119.- (Los incisos Io y 2o del Art. 119 quedan derogados.)
Art. 120.- (El inciso 5 del Art, 120 queda derogado.)
(El inciso 10 del Art, 120, queda sustituido como sigue:
10) Corresponde al Presidente de la Repblica, como suprema autoridad administrativa, dirigir las relaciones diplomticas y comerciables con las dems potencias o soberanos; nombrar los Agentes- respectivos y celebrar con potencias extranjeras Tra,-tados y Convenios, eme se sometern a la aprobacin del Congreso. -
Art. 121,- En caso de guerra exterior o de conmocin interior, podra el Presidente, con la firma de todos los Ministros, declarar turbado el orden pblico y en estado de sitio toda la Repblica, o parte de ella. Mediante tal declaracin, el Gobierno tendr, adems de las facultades lega,les, las que, conforme a las "reglas aceptadas por el Derecho'de Gentes, rigen para la guerra entre naciones.
Los^decretos que dentro de estos lmites dicte el Presidente tendrn carcter obligatorio,siempre que lleven la firma de todos los Ministros,
El Gobierno no puede derogar las leyes por medio de los expresados decretos. Sus facultades se limitan a la suspension de las que sean incompatibles con el estado de sitio.
El Gobierno declarar restablecido el orden pblico tan pronto como haya cesado la guerra exte-rios o se haya reprimido el alzamiento; y dejarn de regir los decretos de carcter extraordinario que haya dictado.
Sern responsables el presidente y los Ministros cuando declaren turbado el orden pblico sin haber ocurrido el caso de guerra exterior o de conmocin interior y lo sern tambin, lo mismo que los dems funcionarios, por cualquier abuso que hubieran cometido en el ejercicio de las facultades concedidas en el presente artculo.
Art. II1*.- Th? President of the Republic shall be el--cted on one and the same day for a period of four years, in the manner determined by law, by direct vote of the citizens who heve the right of suffrage for Representatives.
Art. 119,- (Sections 1 nd 2 of Art. 119> repealed.)
Art, 120.- (Section 5 of Art, 120,
repealed.)
(For Section 10 of Art. 120, the following is substituted:
10.) It shall be incumbent upon ths president of the Republic, as chief executive of the Nation, to direct diplomatic and commercial relations with otner powers and sovereigns; to appoint the respective agents therefor e,nd to negotiate treaties and agreements with foreign powers, which shall be submitted for the approval of Congress,-
Art. 121,- In case .of foreign war or c_omestic disturbance the president may, with the consent of all the Ministers under their signatures, declare the public order to be disturbed, and the whole or a part of the Republic in a state of siege. By virtue of such declaration, the Government shall have, in addition to its regular legal powers, those which, in conformity with the accepted rules of International Law, govern war between nations.
The decrees which, within these limits, the president may issue,shall be binding if bearing the signatures of all the Ministers.
The Government shall not repeal the existing laws by means of the said decrees. Its powers are limited to the suspension of such laws as a.re incompatible with the state of siege.
The Government shall declare public order re-established as soon as the foreign war has ceased or the uprising is quelled; and the decrees,.of extraordinary character issued in connection therewith shall ccoording-ly.cease to be in force,
In the absence of either foreign war or domestic disturbance, the president and his Ministers shall b held responsible for declaring public order disturbed; and they shall else be held responsible, as well as all other officials, for any abuse of the powers granted by the present article.

Restablecido el orden pblico, el Gobierno convocar el Congreso y le pasar una exposicin motivada de sus providencias.
En el caso de guerra exterior el Gobierno convocar el Congreso en el decreto en que declare turbado el orcen pblico ,y en estado de sitio la Repblica, para que se rena dentro de los sesenta das siguientes, y si no lo convocare, podr el Congreso reunirse por derecho propio, -
Art, 122,- si presidente de la Repblica, o quien haga sus veces, ser responsable por sxis actos u omisiones que violen la Constitucin o las leyes.
Ningn acto del Presidente, excepto el de nombramiento y remocin de Ministros, tendr valor ni fuerza alguna mientras no sea refrendado y comunicado por el Ministro del ramo respective, quien por el mismo hecho se constituye responsable.
El Presidente de la Repblica, durante el perodo para que sea elegido, y el que se halla encargado del poder Ejecutivo, mientras lo ejerza, no podrn ser perseguidos ni juzgados por delitos, sino en virtud de acusacin de la Cmara de Representantes y cuando el Senado haya declarado que hay lugar a formacin de causa.
El Presidente de la Repblica, o quien haga sus veces, no podr salir del territorio de la Ilacin durante el ejercicio de su cargo y un aodespus, sin permiso del Senado. La infraccin de esta disposicin, estando alguno de aqullos en ejercicio del cargo, implica abandono del puesto,-
Art, 12^, En caso de falta temporal del Presidente de la Repblica, y en caso de falta absoluta mientras se verifica nueva eleccin, ejercer el poder Ejecutivo, por su orden, "el primero o el secundo Designado que el Congreso elegir cada ao.
Cuando por cualquier causa no hubiere hecho el Congreso eleccin de Designados, conservarn el carcter de tales los anteriormente elegidos. A falta de Designados entrarn a ejercer el Poder Ejecutivo los Ministros, en el orden que establezca la
As soon as public order shall have been re-established, Congress shall be convened by the Government and the latter shall submit thereto a statement of the measures taken and the reasons therefor.
In case of foreign war Congress shall be convened by the Government by the same decree which declares public order to be disturbed, and the Republic in a state of siege,and shall meet within the succeeding sixty days; and if not convened, Congress may meet of its own right.
Art. 122,- The President of the Republic, or whoever shall act in his place, shall be responsible for his respective acts of commission and omission contrary to the Constitution and the laws.
lo act of the president, the appointment and removal of Ministers excepted, shall be valid and binding until signed and made public by the Minister of the respective department, who shall theseby become responsible,
Neither the President of the Republic, during the period for which he is elected, nor any one acting in his place, shall be prosecuted or indicted during the time of his incumbency for any crime, except by accusation made by the Chamber of Representatives, after the Senate has declared that due cause for such action exists,
Neither the President of the Republic, nor any one acting in his place, shall leave the National territory during his term of office, nor during one year thereafter, without permission of the Senate. The infraction of this provision by any person discharging the duties of said office shall imply the abandonment of that office.
Art, 12^,- In the temporary absence of the President of the Republic, and in case of his permanent a'ouence the Executive Power shall be exercised in turn, until a new election is held, by the first or second Designad whom Congress shall elect every year.
'hen for any reason whatever Congress fails to elect the Designados, those last elected shall continue to act in that capacity. In the absence of the Designados the Ministers, in the order established by la-/, shall exercise the Executive

ley, y en su defecto, los Gobernadores, siguiendo stos el orden de proximidad de su residencia a la capital de la Repblica, Son faltas absolutas del presidente :
Su muerte, su renuncia aceptada, la destitucin decretada por sentencia, la incapacidad fsica permanente, y el abandono del puesto, declarados estos dos ltimos por el Senado.-
Power and, in their default, the Governors, in the order of their proximity of residence to the Capital of the Republic,
The following shall constitute permanent absence of the President:
Death, accepted resignation, removal by judicial decree, permanent physical incapacity, and abandonment of the post, the two latter when so declared by the Senate,-
Art, 125,- En caso de falta absoluta del Presidente de la Repblica, el encargado del Poder Ejecutivo convocar a elecciones para dentro de los sesenta das siguientes.
El encargado del Poder Ejecutivo continuar ejercindolo cuando falte un ao o menos para terminar el perodo, sin convocar a nuevas elecciones.
Art. 127, El Presidente de la Repblica no es reelegile en ningn caso para el perodo inmediato.
No.podr tampoco ser elegido Presidente de la Repblica ni Designado el ciudadano que a cualquier ttulo hubiere ejercido el Poder Ejecutivo dentro del ao inmediatamente anterior a la eleccin,
Art, 128.- (Derogado.)
Art, 129.- (Derogado.)
Art. 130,- (Derogado,)
Art, 131,- (Derogado.)
Art, 146,- La Corte Suprema de Justicia se compondr de nueve Magistrados. La ley la dividir en Salas, sealar a cada una de; ellas los asuntos de que debe conocer separadamente, y determinar aquellos en que deba intervenir toda la Corte,-
Art, 14-7.- (Agregese al Art, l47, lo siguiente:)
El perodo de los Magistrados de la Corte Suprema ser de cinco aos, y de cuatro aos el de los Magistrados de los Tribunales Superiores, Unos y otros podrn ser reelegidos indefinidamente, -
Art, l4S,~ El Presidente de la Corte Suprema ser elegido cada ao por la misma Corte,
Art. 125,- In case of the permanent absence of the President of the Republic, the officer upon whom the Executive Power devolves shall call an election which shall be held within the'next sixty days thereafter.
The functionary upon whom the Exec-> utive power devolves shall continue in the exercise of the same without calling a new election, provided the unexpired Presidential term is one year or less.
Art, 127. The President of thfe Re-r, public shall not he re-eligible in any case whatever for the term immediately following the one he 6om-pletes.
No citizen, who for any reason shall have exercised the Executive Power within the year immediately prior to his election, shall fee eligible for election either as President of the Republic or Designado.
Art. 12g- (Repealed) Art, 129.- (Repealed.) Art, 130.- (Repealed.)
Art, 131%- (Repealed.)
Art, 146,- The Supreme Court of Justice shall be composed of nine Justices, The law shall divide it into Tribunals, assign to each the matters under its special juriddic-tion, and determine those for the joint consideration of the whole Court,
Art, 147.- (Add at the end of Art. 147 the following):
The term of office for the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be five years, and for the Judges of the Superior Tribunals four years,Both the former and the latter may "be reelected indefinitely.
Art. 142.- The President of the Supreme Court shall be elected annually by the Court itself.

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Art. 151.- (Sustituyase la atribucin ka del Art. 151 por la siguiente :)
4a) A la Corte Suprema de Justicia se le confa la guarda de la integridad de la Constitucin. En consecuencia, adems de las facultades que le confieren sta y las leyes, tendr la siguiente:
Decidir definitivamente sobre la exequibilidad de los actos legislativos que hayan sido obie tados como inconstitucionales por el Gobierno, o sobre todas las leyes o decretos acusados ante ella por cualquier ciudadano como inconstitucionales, previa audiencia del Procurador General de la Nacin,-
Art. 154,- (Agregese al Art, 154 lo siguiente:)
Los Magistrados de los Tribunales Superiores y los suplentes respectivos sern nombrados por la Corte Suprema, de ternas que presenten las respectivas Asambleas Departamentales.
El Gobierno nombrar los Magistrados interinos de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, y los Gobernadores respectivos nombrarn los de los Tribunales Superiores, cuando las faltas de los principales no puedan ser llenadas por los suplentes,
Art, 164,- La ley establecer la jurisdiccin cntencioso-administrativa.
Art, 173- Los ciudadanos que sepan leer y escribir o tengan una renta anual de trescientos pesos, o propiedad raz de valor de mil pesos,elegirn directamente presidente de la Repblica y Representatess.
En toda eleccin en que se vote por ms de dos individuos, aquella se har por el sis tena del voto incompleto, o del cuociente electoral, o del voto acumulativo, u otro cualquiera que asegure la representacin proporcional de los partidos. La ley determinar la manera de hacer efectivo este derecho.
Compete a la ley hacer la demarcacin de Distritos Electorales para la eleccin de Representantes, y a las Asambleas Departamentales hacer la demarcacin de Distritos Electorales para la eleccin de Diputados, si el sistema electoral que ce adopte exige la formacin de Distritos Electorales En tal caso, ninguno de stos podr elegir menos de tres Representantes o Diputados.
Art, 151,- (For Section 4 of Art. 151, the following is substituted):
The integrity of the Constitution is hereby entrusted to the Supreme Court of Justice, Consequently, in addition to its constitutional and legal attributes it shall also have the power:
To pass finally upon the validity of any legislative act whose constitutionality is questioned by the Government, or upon any law or decree brought before it by any citizen as unconstitutional after consultation with the Attorney General of the Nation,
Art. 154.- (Add at the end of Art,
154 the following):
The Judges of the Superior Tribunals and their respective substitutes shall be appointed by the Supreme Court from slates of three names for each office presented by the respective Departmental Assemblies.
The Government shall appoint the Acting Justices of the Supreme Court, and the respective Governors shall appoint those of the Superior Tribunals whenever vacancies caused by the absence of Justices can not be filled by the substitutes,-
Art. 164,- The law shall establish the jurisdiction contentious-administrative.
Art, 173- Citizens who can read and T-rrite, or who have an annual income of three hundred pesos, or real estate to the value of one thousand pesos, may elect, by direct vote, the President of the Republic and Representatives,
Every election in which votes are cast for more than two persons shall be made by the system of the incomplete vote, or by electoral quotient, or by accumulative vote, or by any other method which assures the proportional representation of the parties. The law shall determine the manner of malting effective this right.
The demarcation of the Electoral Districts for the election of Representatives sha.ll be established by law and, of the Electoral Districts for the election of Deputies, by the Departmental Assemblies if the electoral system adopted, requires their formation. In such case none of these districts shall elect fewer than three Representatives or Deputies,

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Art* 52.*- Habr en cada Departamento una corporacin administrativa denomineda Asamblea Departamental, que se reunir cada ao en la capital del Departamento,
Art, 53- Ijb Asambleas Departamentales sern de eleccin popular y se compondrn de los Diputados que correspondan a la poblacin de los Departamentos, a razn de uno por cada 12,CCD habitantes, y uno por cada fraccin que pase de 6,000, La ley podr variar esta base de eleccin y fijar la poca y duracin de las sesiones.
Art, 5^,- Corresponde a las Asambleas:
1) Reglamentar por medio de ordenanzas y de"acuerdo con los preceptos constitucionales los establecimientos de instruccin primaria y secundaria y los de-beneficencia, cuando fueren costeados con fiondos del Departamento,
2o) Dirigir y fomentar por medio de ordenanzas y con*los recursos propios del Departamento, las industrias establecidas y la introduccin de otras nuevas, la importacin de capitales extranjeros, la colonizacin de tierras pertenecientes al Departamento, la apertura de caminos y de canales navegables, la construccin de vas frreas, la explotacin de bosques de propiedad del Departamento, la canalizacin de ros, lo relativo a la polica local, la fiscalizacin de las rentas y gastos de los Distritos y cuanto se refiere a los intereses seccionales y al adelantamiento interno.
3) Organizar las Contaduras o Tribunales de cuentas de los Departamentos, nombrar los Contadores o Magistrados correspondientes y presentar sendas ternas para el nombramiento de los Fiscales de los Tribunales y Juzgados Superiores y de sus respectivos suplentes;
4o) Crear y suprimir Municipios con arreglo a la" base de la poblacin que determine la ley, y segregar o agregar trminos municipales, consultand.o los intereses locales. Si de un acto de agregacin o segregacin se quejare algn vecindario interesado en el asunto, la resolucin definitiva corresponder al Congreso;
Art. 52,- There shall be in each Department an administrative body called the Departmental Assembly, which shall meet every year in the capital of that Department,-
Art. 55. The Departmental Assemblies shall be elected by popular vote and shall b^ composed of the number of Deputies corresponding to the population of the Department, in the proportion of one for every 12,GOO inhabitants, and one for each fraction over 6,000,- The law may modify this electoral basis and shall fix the time and period of the respective sessions,-
Art. 54.- It is the duty of the Assemblies:
1, ) To regulate by means of ordinances and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution primary and secondary educational institutions and such charitable institutions as are supported by the Department .
2, ) To direct and encourage by means of ordinances and Departmental funds the industries already established and the introduction of new ones, the importation of foreign capital, the colonization of lands belonging to the Department, the opening of roads and navigable canals, the construction of railways, the exploitation of forests owned by the Department, the improvement of rivers, everything relative to the local police, the supervision of the revenues and expenditures of the Districts and, in general, everything that relates to local interests arid internal progress.
3) To organize the Auditors' Offices or Fisca.1 Courts of the Departments, to appoint the corresponding Auditors or Magistrates e.nd to present the respective slates, of three names for each post, for the appointment of District Attorneys of the Superior Tribunals and Courts e.nd for their respective substitutes,
4,) To create and abolish Municipalities in accordance with the basis of population determined by law, and to reduce or enlarge Municipal districts as local interests may require, If the reduction or enlargement is objected to by a number of 'che residents, the final decision' in the matter shall belong to Congress;

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Art, 205.- (Enmienda de la lev 24 de 191S.)
Toda variacin en la Tarifa de Aduanas que tenga por objeto disminuir los derechos de importacin, comenzar a ser ejecutada noventa das despus de sancionada la ley que la establezca, y la rebaja se har por dcimas partes en los diez meses subsiguientes. Si la variacin tiene por objeto el alza de los derechos, sta se verificar por terceras partes en los tres meses siguientes a la sancin de la ley.
Esta disposicin y la del artculo 24 de la Constitucin, no limitan las facultades extraordinarias del Gobierno cuando de ellas est revestido.
Art, 2C6,- (Agregese al artculo 206 lo siguiente:)
El poder Ejecutivo formar a-nualmente el Presupuesto de Rentas.y Gastos y lo presentar al Congreso en los primeros diez das de sus sesiones anuales.
En tiempo de paz no se podr establecer contribucin o impuesto que no- figure en el Presupuesto de Rentas, ni he.cer erogacin del Tesoro que no se halle incluida en el de Gastos.
Art, 20S.- (Agregese al artculo 20o lo siguiente:)
El Poder Ejecutivo no podr abrir los crditos suplementales y extraordinarios de que trata el artculo 20S de la Constitucin ni hacer traslaciones dentro del Presupuesto, sino en las condiciones y por los trmites que la ley establezca.-
Art. 209.- La Constitucin slo podr ser reformada por un Acto legislativo discutido primeramente y aprobado por el Congreso en la forma ordinaria; y de igual modo considerado en la reunin anual siguiente, y aprobado en sta, por ambas Cmaras, en segundo y tercer debates, por la mayora absolute, de los individuos que componen cada, una de ellas.
Ttulo XXI (Acto legislativo nmero 3 de 1910) Adicional,
Disposiciones Transitorias,
Art, A,- Las feches iniciales de los prximos perodos de las corporaciones y funcionarios de que tratan la Constitucin y el presente. Actp reformatorio de ella sern las siguientes:
Art, 205,- (Amended by Law 24 of 191'i. )
Every change made in the customs tariff with the object of diminishing import duties shall take effect ninety days after the approval of the respective law, the reduction to be made by tenths in the ten succeeding months thereafter, When the change has for its object an increase of duties it shall take effect by thirds in the three months immediately subsequent to the sanction of the law.
Neither this provision nor that of Article 2o4 of the Constitution shall be construed as restrictive of any special -powers with which the Government may be invested.
Art, 206.- (Add at the end of Art, 20b the following):
The Executive shall prepare annually, his budget of revenues end expenditures and submit the same to Congress within the first ten days of its annual session,
In time of peace no levy or tax hot already included, in the budget of revenues shall be imposed, nor shall any appropriation from the Treasury be made not already included in the budget of expenditures.
Art. 20S,- (Add at the end. of Art, 20a the following):
The Executive shall not make use of the supplementary or extraordinary appropriations mentioned in Article 2S of the Constitution, and shall not transfer appropriations within the budget, except in accordance with the stipulations and proceedings established by law.
Art. 209,- The Constitution shall be amended only by a legislative act which shall be discussed and approved in advance by Congress in due procedure; and similarly considered and approved by both Chambers, in second, and third debates, by an absolute, majority of the members of each in the next subsequent annual session.
Title XXI
Additional
(Law No. 3 of 1910)
Temporary Provisions.
Art. A.- The initial dates of the immediately subsequent terms of the corporations and functionaries named in the Constitution and the present Legislative Act shall be the following:

La del Congreso Nacional, el 20 de julio de 1911;
La del Presidente de la Repblica, el 7 de agosto de 1914;
La de las Asambleas Departamentales, el Io de marzo de 1911;
La de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, el Io de mayo de I915. La presente Asamblea elegir los dos Magistrados que completan el nmero de nueve, sealado por este Acto, y el perodo de todos terminar el 30 de abril de 1915;
La de los Tribunales Superiores, el Io de mayo de 1911,
Art, B,- Los delitos castigados con pena de muerte en el Cdigo Penal, lo sern en adelante con veinte aos de presidio, mientras la ley disponga otra cosa, -.
Art, C- Mientras el Congreso y las Asambleas no hayan" dictado las leyes y ordenanzas correspondientes, el Gobierno proveer lo necesario en materia de divisin territorial electoral,-
. Art, D.- Dergase el artculo ISO de la Constitucin, que esta.-blece Jueces de Escrutinio,
Art, E,- Quedan deroga-das las disposiciones de la Constitucin Nacional de 5 de agosto de lo36, que sean contrarias al presente Acto legislativo, y todos los Actos legislativos expedidos por la Asamblea Nacional anteriores al presente.
Art. F,- Mientras se rene el prximo Congreso, de acuerdo con el presente Acto reformatorio de la Constitucin, la actual Asamblea .Nacional continuar en ejercicio de sus funciones, para el caso de que el Gobierno juzgue necesario convocarla,-
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.That o the National Congress,
juiy 20, 1911;
That of the President of the Republic, August 7, 1914;
That of the Departmental Assemblies, March 1, 1911;
That of the Supreme Court, March 1, 1915.- The present Assembly shall elect two Justices to complete the number of nine as prescribed by this Act, and the term of all nine shall expire on the 30th of April, 1915;
That of the Superior Tribunals, May 1, 1911.
Art. B.- The crimes punishable by death under the Penal Code shall henceforth be punishable by twenty years' imprisonment, until such time as the law otherwise provides.
Art. C- Pending the enactment by Congress and the Assemblies of the respective law;s and ordinances, the Government shall take all necessary action in regard to territorial division for electoral purposes,
Art. D.- Article ISO of the Constitution, which creates Judges of election, is hereby repealed.
Art, E%- All provisions of the National Constitution of August p, 12S6, contrary to the present Legislative Act, and all Legislative Acts issued by the National Assembly prior to the same are hereby repealed.
Art, F.- Pending the assembling of the next Congress, in accordance with the present Act amendatory to the Constitution, the actual National Assembly shall continue in the exercise of its functions, in order that the Government may convene it when,in its judgement, it may be necessary to do so.
Art. G.~ El presente Acto legislativo regir desde su sancin para los altos poderes nacionales, y para la Nacin despus de treinta das de publicado en el Diario Oficial,
Art, G.- The present Legislative Act shall be binding on the National authorities from -the time of its enactment and, on the Nation, thirty days after its publication in the "Diario Oficial*, "-
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SUPLEMENTO A LOS VOLUMENES SOBRE CONSTITUCIONES AMERICANAS, PREPARADOS Y TRADUCIDOS POR J, I. RODRGUEZ Y PUBLICADOS POR LA UNIN PANAMERICANA.
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMRICA.
REFORMAS A LA CONSTITUCION DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMRICA DESDE 1913 HASTA 1920,
Artculo XVI.
"En Congreso tendr poder para imponer y cobrar contribuciones sobre rentas de cualesquiera fuentes que stas se deriven, sin e-fectuar ningn reparto proporcional entre los varios Estados, y sea cual fuere el censo o la enumeracin,"
(25 de febrero de 1913)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOLUMES ON AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONS, PREPARED AND TRANSLATED BY J, I, RODRGUEZ AND PUBLISHED 3Y THE PAN AMERICAN UNION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1913 TO 1920.
Article XVI.
"The Congress ahall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any censtis or enumeration," (Feb. 25, 1913.)
Artculo XVII,
"El Senado de los Estados Unidos deber componerse de dos Senadores por cada Estado, elegidos por el pueblo del Estado correspondiente, por un trmino de seis aos, y cada Senador tendr un voto. Los electores de cada Estado debern tener los requisitos para ser electores de la rama ms numerosa de la Legislatura del Estado,
Siempre que en el Senado ocurran vacantes en la representacin de cualquier Estado, la autoridad ejecutiva de dicho Estado convocar a elecciones pa.ra llenar tales vacantes. Se entiende, que la Legislatura de cualquier Estado puede autorizar a su jefe ejecutivo para hacer nombramientos temporales hasta que el pueblo llene las vacantes mediante una eleccin, segn lo ordene la Legislatura.
Al interpretar esta reforma se entender que ella no afecta le eleccin o el trmino de cualquier Senador elegido antes que llegue a tener validez como una parte de la Constitucin," (31 de mayo de 1913.)
Article XVII,
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies; Provided, That the Legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the Legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed, as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."
(May 31, 1913)
Artculo XVIII.
"Seccin 1. Una vez transcurrido un ao de la ratificacin de este artculo, se prohibe la fabricacin, venta o transporte de bebidas alcohlicas para beberas, dentro de los Estados Unidos, importacin a stos o exportacin de los mismos y de todo el territorio que est sujeto a su jurisdiccin.
Sec. 2. El Congreso y los varios Estados tendrn poder concurrente para hacer cumplir las
Article XVIII
"Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
"Sec. 2. The Congress and the several Ste.tes shall have concurrent power to enforce this article

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disposiciones de este artculo, mediante una legislacin adecuada.
Sec. 3 Este artculo no surtir efecto a menos que las Legila-turas de los varios Estados lo ratifiquen como una enmienda a la Constitucin, tal como se prescribe en sta, dentro de siete anos, a contar de la fecha en que el Congreso la someti a la-consideracin de los Estados," (29 de enero de 1919,)
Artculo XIX
"IJr los Estados Unidos ni ningn Estado de los mismos negar a coartar el derecho que los ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos tienen de votar por razn de sexo.
El Congreso tendr poder para hacer cumplir este artculo mediante una legislacin adecuada,11 (26 de agosto de 1920)
by appropriate legislation.
"Sec. 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress? (Jan, 29, I919O
Article XIX
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation*"
(August 26, 1920)
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